New On sale 17%
OWC Express 1M2 40GB Portable USB4
Capacity 40GB
Form Factor External
Interface USB4
Read Speed 3,151 MB/s
28 Overall Score
Price $100
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
- Below average capacity (1st percentile)
- Below average random (4th percentile)
- Below average feature (34th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 40 |
| Form Factor | External |
| Interface | USB4 |
| External | Yes |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 3151 |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | OWC Express 1M2 | Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 | Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 | MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO | Corsair MP700 Elite | Samsung 990 EVO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 40GB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | USB4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 3,151 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | false | false |
| Endurance | - | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 3000 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWC Express 1M2 | 58.6 | 3.5 | 33.5 | 1 | 42.2 | 76.5 |
| Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.4 | 99.1 | 97.4 | 55.4 | 86 | 26.7 |
| Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 Compare | 91.3 | 96.6 | 98.9 | 55.4 | 82.9 | 52.7 |
| MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare | 93.9 | 81 | 93.9 | 55.4 | 98.7 | 43.8 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 95.1 | 97 | 85.7 | 55.4 | 87.3 | 43.8 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Compare | 72.4 | 90.5 | 78.5 | 78.5 | 82.9 | 55.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall27.8
- Budget47.7
- Gaming14
- Laptop7.1
- Console9.1
- Portable42.1
- Workstation26.3
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